One Guard

"Look at Kobe's expression, this is really a poisonous snake's face! He also needs to focus on the defensive end. There is no doubt that he completely irritated the most dangerous guy on the field!"

Yiyang reproduced Iverson's breakthrough goal and a beautiful back pass assist, which brought the Lakers into a trough. The ESPN photographer gave Kobe a close-up of his face. The "Black Mamba" was full of murderous looks at this time. His expression was ferocious, as if he wanted to tear everything in front of him.

Carlisle paid close attention to Kobe's performance. If Kobe didn't break through when he was irritated, then his injury might be more serious than the outside world imagined.

Sure enough, this time, Kobe leaned against Yiyang in the mid-range position and raised his hand to ask for the ball. Yiyang pushed forward in an attempt to push Kobe away from the reserved position. But helplessly, the gap in the core strength of the two sides is still a bit huge. Although Yiyang has tried his best, Kobe is like a root growing on the sole of his foot, and he never leaves.

Fisher made a lob pass and made sure Terry didn't intercept it. Kobe got the ball firmly and started to sit back!

This guy still hasn't broken through!

Yiyang naturally couldn't stand Kobe's back-up singles, he retreated step by step, Kobe saw that the distance was almost there, stopped advancing, shook his shoulders, turned over, and shot a jumper!

"Kill him!" Kobe whispered to himself the moment he shot. If Kobe feels good the moment he shoots a shot, he will habitually say this sentence. Kobe didn't do this to humiliate his opponent, but to monologue with his own heart. Otherwise, he would not say "kill him", but "kill you".

Yiyang's blocking was as tight as ever, but Kobe still forced the basketball into it in an almost unbelievable way.

"It's another shot in the middle of the interference. It's very difficult for Kobe to score every time today. Yi's defense is perfect, but the Lakers should also be alert. They can't score under high-intensity defense for the entire game. .” Although Kobe scored the goal, Mike Breen did not approve of the Lakers’ offensive style. The gray-haired Phil Jackson still frowned.

"Zen Master"'s white hair reflecting under the lighting represents his rich experience, but it also shows his old state in high-intensity competitions.

That Dallas No. 1 has completely irritated Kobe. When Kobe is angry, no one can guarantee that he will pass the ball, not even Jackson himself.

Will Kobe's paranoia disrupt the team's tactics of using the inside as the main offensive point? "Zen Master" was a little worried, that guy Yiyang once again changed the trend of the game.

When the Mavericks went up again, Kobe made more physical contact with Yiyang. From time to time, Kobe would push Yiyang to disrupt his rhythm of possession.

Yiyang looked at the referee, but the referee ignored him. In the playoffs and Kobe, these actions naturally cannot form fouls.

"Are you afraid!? This is the real battle!" Immediately afterwards, Kobe began to provoke Yiyang with words, and then stretched out his hand to push Yiyang's shoulder. At this moment, there is no appreciation or friendship between Kobe and Yiyang. They are two sworn enemies, how to kill each other is the only thing they are thinking about at the moment.

Yiyang calmed down, first protected the ball, and then observed the situation on the field.

Nowitzki began to move outside the three-point line. Seeing this situation, Yiyang passed the ball to Terry next to him, and then moved by himself.

"Give the ball to your teammates, and you can't escape this battle!" Kobe clung to Yiyang,

Still chattering.

Terry did not stop after receiving the basketball, and immediately transferred the ball again. Nowitzki caught the ball decisively and fired beyond the three-point line, but Gasol's defense was still half a beat behind.

With almost no interference, Nowitzki's shot bounced twice on the rim before eventually falling.

"Fuck!" Kobe cursed unwillingly, this is the most difficult part of defending Yiyang.

You can prevent a guy from scoring, you can prevent a guy from receiving the ball, but you can't prevent a guy from leading the offense. This time, Kobe completely followed Yiyang to death. However, Yiyang still used the pass to guide his teammates to complete the offense. Why would a rookie who averaged less than 20 points per game give so many top perimeter defenders a headache? This, perhaps, is the reason.

"The Mavericks scored consecutive goals, and the Lakers are under a lot of pressure. They have fully opened up their own and the team's state. What the Lakers need now is not to bite the score, but to use a wave of offense to reverse the momentum. Continue to procrastinate like this Going on, it will only get worse for the defending champion!"

Offense, the "Zen Master" Jackson standing on the sidelines also knows that his team now needs a series of goals. But in a basketball game, you can score goals if you want to.

The Lakers attacked again, and when Kobe held the ball, Terry and Yiyang immediately double-teamed him.

Kobe, who had lost his breakthrough ability, had no way to get rid of the double-team, and it was impossible for him to shoot away from the basket against the double-team.

So, relying on his height advantage, Kobe passed the ball to the inside, allowing Bynum to continue to go to the basket.

Although the last attack, Bynum was successfully defended by Chandler. But I have to admit that the "Little Shark" still poses a great threat to the Mavericks' light restricted area.

But this time, Bynum didn't realize what was going on after receiving the basketball, and Nowitzki waved his arms in front of him, and the Mavericks continued to use double teams!

If the person holding the ball is an inside line with excellent ability to support the ball, then double-teaming is undoubtedly asking for trouble. But Bynum, this guy happens to be a center who doesn't know how to handle the ball.

Under normal circumstances, after the ball hits Bynum's hands, he will attack directly, and rarely pass the ball out.

One is because Bynum's offense at the basket is indeed very strong, and the other is because Bynum's coping ability is really not flattering. Instead of passing the ball, Bynum might as well attack himself.

But now, Bynum has Chandler behind him and the "German tank" in front of him. Faced with such a timely double-team, Bynum had no room to act. Now, "Little Shark" has to pass the ball even if he doesn't want to.

Under the interference of Nowitzki and Chandler's raised long arms, Bynum's vision was greatly obstructed.

In the midst of the fuss, Bynum caught a glimpse of Fisher. So the impatient big man passed the ball towards Fischer without even thinking about it.

Unsurprisingly, Bynum passed the ball very poorly. The ball was high and slow, and it was impossible to fly to Fisher in time.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Yiyang immediately ran away from Kobe and ran towards the basketball.

"Careful, Derek!" Kobe knew what the Chinese wanted to do, and he shouted at Fisher while chasing after Yiyang.

Fisher turned his head to look in surprise, but found that Yiyang had already rushed to him at some point!

"Old Fish" scrambled to reach the ball passed by Bynum, but Yiyang took off directly, intercepting the basketball in the air with a crushing take-off height!

"Look at Yi's jumping ability! Fisher can't even reach the ball!"

After stealing the basketball in the air, Yiyang threw the basketball behind his head forcefully before it landed.

It turned out that while taking off to grab the ball, Yiyang saw Marion jump in from the side of the court. As for the Lakers players, none of them retreated in advance.

Yiyang's no-look pass with his back to the frontcourt wasn't accurate, but it was very timely.

Marion ran ahead alone and picked up the basketball on the ground. And behind him, there was no one at all! The Lakers players were still standing there in a daze.

Yiyang's non-landing pass was so sudden that no one in the defending champion knew what to chase.

Naturally, Marion would not waste such an opportunity to perform. Although his athletic ability was not as good as before, Marion still jumped high, exhausted all his strength, and smashed the ball into the frame with both hands in the air.

"Yi has eyes on the back of his head!? How is this possible!? With a very imaginative pass, the Mavericks scored easily again." All the TV commentators were amazed.

"Damn it, how did that brat think of it?" Even Kidd, who was sitting on the bench, felt that the pass just now was really unimaginable.

Steals and assists were completed at the same time, even Chris Paul did not have Yiyang's imagination.

"Timeout, timeout!" The sound of Marion colliding with the basket surprised Phil Jackson and stopped the game.

The Mavericks have fully grasped the weaknesses of the Lakers tactically, and Yiyang, a guard with super execution ability, has turned these weaknesses into advantages. Now, even the "Zen Master" Jackson feels a little helpless.

After returning from the timeout, Carlisle made adjustments to the lineup. He replaced Chandler with Nowitzki for five and Peja for four. There were four shooters standing around Yiyang, and the Mavericks planned to use a wave of offensive frenzy to completely open the score.

Faced with a powerful defending champion, most fans and commentators feel that the Mavericks are wishful thinking. With the Lakers as the enemy, good defense is the most basic. Playing against the Lakers, wouldn't that "force" Kobe to score high?

However, only Carlisle and Jackson know that it is very difficult for Kobe to score high scores today! It is precisely because of this that Carlisle made this adjustment boldly. He is not afraid of your Lakers attacking at all!

The following game, the Mavericks rained three-pointers in Dallas. Terry, Marion, Peja, Nowitzki and Barea, these guys hit one after another from beyond the three-point line. Yiyang has become the thread that connects them, and this thread can't stop being cut.

As long as a teammate is free and asks for it with one hand, Yiyang's pass will be delivered in time. A group of good shooters coupled with a good passer, its power far exceeded all expectations.

After finally waiting for Yiyang to rest, Kidd, a historic point guard, continued the Lakers' nightmare.

Yiyang and Kidd played alternately, and the Mavericks' offense always remained smooth. The shooters took turns firing and covering each other, making it impossible for the Lakers defense to catch the point. Because everyone present is the focus!

In contrast to the Lakers, Kobe was unable to break through, only struggling in the middle and long distances. Although Bynum played well, he only chased after two points.

After the start of the second quarter, the Lakers also tried a long-range three-pointer, but the effect was not satisfactory. As accurate as the Mavericks are, so are the Lakers.

It wasn't until the fifth point of the third quarter, when Kobe hit a three-pointer against Yiyang's defense, that the Lakers finally opened the scoring from outside the three-point line today. Before this time, the Lakers were 0 for 15 from beyond the arc.

The Mavericks, who are fully fired, have opened the score difference to 16 points at this time. Lakers fans all over the world are looking forward to Kobe turning the tide and leading the Lakers to return the Mavericks to a shocking comeback.

However, under the strict defense of Yiyang's "incomprehensible", Kobe, who was unable to complete the breakthrough, only scored 23 points in the end, and these 23 points all came from shooting.

In the last game, Kobe scored 36 points and could not prevent the Mavericks from winning. Today, a mere 23 points, naturally failed to turn the Lakers around.

Although Bynum performed well in the restricted area, he scored 18 points and 13 rebounds on 72% shooting. But relying on the performance of "Little Shark" alone, it is impossible to reverse such a large point difference.

In the last minute and a half of the game, Yiyang hit the Mavericks' tenth three-pointer today from outside the three-point line. This three-pointer also helped Carlisle to gain a firm footing.

After this goal, Carlisle replaced all the main players and announced that the game entered garbage time. "Zen Master" was unwilling to give up, and still kept the starting five tigers on the field. Only now, the soldiers of the Lakers have lost their spirits.

Watching the numbers on the timer on the backboard continue to decrease, while the score gap has been unable to close. The Zen master sitting on the bench took off his glasses and sighed deeply.

Kobe and himself, there are times when we can do nothing...